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title: Link
description: Handles any kind of link.
---

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<Info>
This component is part of the `jaspr_router` package. Make sure to add this to your dependencies
before using the component.
</Info>

The `Link` component is a drop-in replacement for the `<a>` tag.

When available, it uses client-side navigation (no page reload on click) and falls back to the default
server-side navigation.

```dart
return Link(
  to: '/about',
  child: Text('About'),
);
```

renders to

```html
<a href="/about">About</a>
```

## Client-Side Navigation

When using client-side routing, the `Link` component will override the default behavior of the `<a>`
tag and use the [`Router`s](/api/components/router) `push()` or `replace()` method to navigate to the target route when clicked.

## Parameters

<Property name="to" type="String" required>
  The url to navigate to.
</Property>

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<Property name="replace" type="bool" optional>
  Whether to replace the route instead of pushing, defaults to 'false'. 
  
  *Only affects client-side routing.*
</Property>

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<Property name="extra" type="Object" optional>
  The extra data to attach to the new route. 
  
  *Only affects client-side routing.*
</Property>

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<Property name="preload" type="bool" optional>
  Whether to preload the target route when the link is hovered, defaults to 'true'. 
  
  *Only affects client-side routing when using lazy routes.*
</Property>

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<Property name="target" type="Target?" optional>
  The `target` attribute value applied to the anchor element.
</Property>

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<Property name="referrer" type="ReferrerPolicy?" optional>
  The `referrerpolicy` attribute value applied to the anchor element.
</Property>

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<Property name="classes" type="String?" optional>
  The `class` attribute value applied to the anchor element.
</Property>

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<Property name="styles" type="Styles?" optional>
  The `style` attribute value applied to the anchor element.
</Property>

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<Property name="attributes" type="Map<String, String>?" optional>
  Other attribute values applied to the anchor element.
</Property>

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<Property name="child" type="Component?" optional>
  Child component to render inside the anchor element.
</Property>

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<Property name="children" type="List<Component>?" optional>
  Child components to render inside the anchor element.
</Property>

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